Indiana State Police Superintendent Douglas G. Carter has announced the promotion of First Sergeant Thomas McKee to the rank of Lieutenant to serve as the new Commander of the Lafayette District. This assignment is effective February 16, 2014. Lieutenant McKee’s assignment will include the day-to-day operations of the Lafayette Post and the supervision of the Troopers assigned to the Lafayette District. The Lafayette District includes the counties of White, Carroll, Clinton, Montgomery, Fountain, Warren, Benton and Tippecanoe. Lieutenant McKee was promoted to his new position through a competitive testing and interview process.

Lieutenant McKee, a 20 year veteran of the Indiana State Police, has worked in the Lafayette District his entire career. He was assigned to patrol Montgomery and Fountain counties upon his appointment as a Trooper in 1993. He was transferred to the Criminal Investigation Division to serve as a detective in 2001, and served in that position until his promotion to Investigative Squad Sergeant in 2004. In 2009 he was promoted to First Sergeant and assigned as the District Investigative Commander, where he served until his promotion today.

Lieutenant McKee served on the ISP Emergency Response Team from 1997-2002. He has been a Hostage Crisis Negotiator since 2009, and has been the team leader of HCN Team 1 since 2011. A veteran of Operation Desert Storm, Lieutenant McKee retired from the Marine Corps Reserve in 2007 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. In 2012, Lieutenant McKee graduated from the 251st Session of the FBI National Academy. He is a 1988 graduate of Purdue University. Lieutenant McKee resides in the Lafayette area with his wife and family.

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